The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-25


The following is the disposition made by
the Court Of tile various criminal cases down
for trial at last weeks torn Of court:
Commonwealth vs.. Harvey Stahl; Assault
and battery, on information of Fernando
Clark. BY leave Of Court the District Attor-
ney enters a ,.ol pros ON payment Of costs by
Defendant
/ Same VS.. John Hentx Buggery. on infor-
nation of Russell Marshall Jury return a
verdict of not guilty.
Same vs. uriah Holiday Adultery, on
information of Mary E. Bennett. Grand
Jury return not true bill and the prosecu-
tor to pay costs
Same VS.. Lincoln Crissey and Lloyd Reese
man Assault and battery. on information
off II Schmucker District Attorney en-
tiers a noi pvoson payment of costs by Defend
| ants
Same vs. Same; Disturbing Literary Soci-
ETY., OH information of J. II. Schmucker. BY
leave of Court mol pros entered ON payment
of costs by Defendants.
Same VS.. Same; Riot, on information of J..
| H. Schmucker A mol pros entered on pay
ment of costs by Defendants.
Same VS. James X. Johnson Larceny, ON
information of Henry H. Johnson. The
Grand Jury return not a true bill.
Same VS. Charles Miller; Statutory Bur-
/ glary. on information of G. G.. Schrock Ju-
ry return verdict of guilty in manner and
form as indicted. The Court sentenced the
| prisoner as follows: To restore the stolen
property to pay fine of one dollar and the
costs of prosecution and to undergo an i'm
prisonment in the Western Penitentiary at
separate and solitary confinement at hard
labor for a period of two years and four
months.
Same VS.. George Tressler; Larceny, on in
1 formation of H. B. Harmed Jury return a
verdict of not guilty. Rule at Bar issued to
show why the county should not pay the
/ costs.
Same VS.. George Tressler; Carrying con-
cealed weapons on information of IL. b.
Harmed. Jury return a verdict of not guilty
and the county to pay the costs. There are
also three other cases against Tressler. for
| Surety of the Peace, etc, which were contin-
ued
| Same VS. William Kuhlman, Austin Zim-
norman and Henry Sickles; Larceny, on in
formation of b. +. Romespurg. A mol pros
entered ON payment of costs by Defendants
/ Same vs. Lizzie Conway Larceny, on in
| formation of Michael shannon. By direc-
ton of the Court the jury return verdict of
not guilty.
| Same vs. Ernest Smith Assault and bat
terry, on information of s. p. Fritz. mol
/ pros entered by the District Attorney on
payment of costs by Defendant.
All other cases on the Commonwealth list
were continued.
CIVIL LIST.
Peter Daniels VS.. ID. C. Zimmerman Sher-
ifs interpleader act. jury return verdict
/ for the Defendant.
Jefferson Kimmell vs.. Albert d. Rhoads
and Philip Rhoads, Executors of VIM. A =
Rhoads, late surviving Executors of Benja-
min KiminelI, decd; Debt. Jury return a
verdict for Defendant
Alfred Wilmouth VS. William Bowman
Assumpsit Jury return verdict for Plain
tiff in the sum of S7s72 Motion for new
trial filed On Argument Last No. As.
PREsENrMENT OF GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable The Court Of Quarter Sessions
OF Somerset County, Pa:
We, the members of the Grand Jury hereby
certify through our foreman, that after a
careful examination of the public buildings,
we hereby concur with and approve the re-
ports of the Grand Jurics made at February
sessions 1886. and September sessions, 1856.
And we further recommend that the public
water closet be moved two or three rods
north of where it now stands and be So ele-
waited that il may be easily entered under
the floor TO clean it, and that the cleaning be
done often enough to keep il in good order.
We further recommend that in repairing the
jail there be no additional buildings erected
to the Jail, but that the repairs be made
within the present walls of the Jail. Werec-
ommend that a roof be placed over the door
of the entrance to the basement of the resi-
dence of the jail building.
We, the members of the Grand Jury do
hereby recommend and urge upon the Coun-
ty Commissioners the necessity of making
these repairs without any further delay.
Respectfully submitted,
WN B. FREasE,
May Goth, 1887 Foreman.
RULES OF COURT.
License-Rule adopted May 10th, 1887.
lst-All licenses granted shall be for one
year from the 2ist day of May of each year.
2d.-Tuesday proceeding the first Monday
of May Sessions of each year is hereby fixed
for the hearing of applicants for license
PER CuRIAM.
ORDER OF COURT.